Jane Street Group LLC Purchases 1,985 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,925 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,985 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned approximately 0.10% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $683,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 48.9% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,258 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 1,398 shares during the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 33.1% during the third quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 8,485 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $486,000 after buying an additional 2,108 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 2.3% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,543 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $662,000 after buying an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 45.7% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 15,209 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $846,000 after acquiring an additional 4,772 shares in the last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

NASDAQ GSBC opened at $59.34 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $692.79 million, a P/E ratio of 11.64 and a beta of 0.65. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.19 and a 1 year high of $68.01. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $59.05.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.15. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.21% and a return on equity of 10.36%. The company had revenue of $90.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.75 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.33 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 EPS for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Great Southern Bancorp from $64.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 18th.

Insider Transactions at Great Southern Bancorp

In related news, Director Julie A. Brown sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.05, for a total transaction of $152,625.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 32,896 shares in the company, valued at $2,008,300.80. The trade was a 7.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,074 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.19, for a total value of $139,352.06. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 19,174 shares of company stock worth $1,235,009 over the last three months. 27.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Great Southern Bancorp

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc operates as a bank holding company for Great Southern Bank that provides a range of financial services in the United States. Its deposit products include regular savings accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities, certificates of deposit, brokered certificates, and individual retirement accounts.